Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Macau, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years less
In Macau, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 27.0% less money
Macau has a GDP per capita of $54,800 as of 2020, while in Faroe Islands, the GDP per capita is $40,000 as of 2014.
be 10.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Macau, 2.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Faroe Islands, that number is 2.2% as of 2017.
Life
have 64.0% more children
In Macau, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 30.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Macau, approximately 4.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Faroe Islands, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Macau, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Faroe Islands, about 98.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Macau spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Faroe Islands spends 8.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 27.2 times more coastline
Macau has a total of 41 km of coastline. In Faroe Islands, that number is 1,117 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Faroe Islands: At a glance
How big is Faroe Islands compared to Macau? See an in-depth size comparison.